How Does Scrooge Change Throughout A Christmas Carol

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Throughout A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge changes a lot. A Christmas Carol shows you what happened in his life and what might happen. A Christmas Carol was written by Charles Dickens. He wrote it around the 1840s. The book mirrored Charles Dickens life. A Christmas Carol shows what life was like in England in the 1840s. How has Scrooge changed throughout A Christmas Carol? Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean and cold hearted guy. Jacob Marley is dead but he comes and visits Scrooge. He tells Scrooge that if he continues his ways he will end up with a terrible fate. Jacob shows Scrooge that he has chains. He tells Scrooge that the chains that he has will be nothing compared to what Scrooge may get. He tells Scrooge that if you continue this way …show more content…

The Ghost takes him to the Cratchit's house first. At the house, Scrooge sees a lot. He sees that Tiny Tim is hurt and he wants to know why. The Ghost tells him that Tiny Tim has a disease and that he doesn't have enough to eat so it just gets worst and worst. Scrooge is curious about why Tiny Tim doesn't eat that much. The Ghost of Christmas Present tells Scrooge that because you only give Bob Cratchit 15 shillings he can only provide so much for his family. Scrooge started feeling so guilty because he knows he has the power to give more money to the Cratchits. Mr. Cratchit gives a toast about Scrooge and Mrs. Cratchit got upset because Scrooge has done nothing to help this family. Bob Cratchit defends Scrooge and says that he still believes in Scrooge. Scrooge feels guilty because after all that could and has happened Bob Cratchit still believes in him. The Ghost then takes Scrooge to see his nephew Fred. Everyone in the room with him is saying mean and cruel things about Scrooge and Fred defends him. He stands up for him and shows that he still believes in him. Scrooge feels really guilty because both of these people still believe in him and all he does is treat them

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